The D.R.A.I.C.H. links collectionIn the posts further below, you'll find hyperlinks to many threads. However, most of these threads are not elaborate tactical developments. They are rated, based on the quality of the writing:*** Thread written with D.R.A.I.C.H. quality. Definitively part of the D.R.A.I.C.H.
***Excellent post, well written, with interesting comments. A great basis for a future D.R.A.I.C.H. full article which may replace it ultimately.
***Interesting ideas, well developed. Placed in the D.R.A.I.C.H. as long as nothing better supersedes it.

(Drawing by RipperMcGuirl)

_________________I was once a dwarf, but then a big dragon appeared. I rose my axe,ready to fight, but the rider said:come to the dark side...
we have cookies!
Well i couldn't resist that!
Now i am the mighty general of a dark elf army MUHUHAHA (still need to work on that evil laugh though)

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Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:07 pm

Calisson

Corsair

Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:00 pmPosts: 8584Location: Hag Graef

IntroductionA new edition of Warhammer is coming. A new edition of the D.R.A.I.C.H. is needed.
When I asked: Who wants to give a hand?, Gramash volunteered! So he will steer the D.R.A.I.C.H. with me.

The FIRST PAGE of the thread, easily accessible, CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION that needs to be read by most interested players.
It may be updated at irregular intervals, based on the comments or new information. See at the bottom of each post the last time when it was edited. At the end of the thread, anyone can post comments of less permanent value.

There are basically three different kind of articles that make their way into the D.R.A.I.C.H.:

- basic posts with no intention to remain for posterity, but in which there is either a bright idea or a nice analysis. I include them into the D.R.A.I.C.H. temporarily, until some better written article takes into account the good idea. For example: Master of Arneim's Riding the Manticore: deep in the discussion

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Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:01 am

Gramash

Dark Rider

Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:48 pmPosts: 143Location: somewhere......

D.R.A.I.C.H. – Combining units in an armyThis part provides advice about how to combine different units into an army so that they build up on each other.
Remember that it is specific to 7th edition Druchii.

In his never ending search for universal knowledge that can help you, druchii general, tmr is still looking for help in developing ideas for sub-titles and other subject matter. As well as adding additional content for the different areas of interest that is currently in place.

If you know of a forum out there send him the link, especially if its in a non-English language and he will add it.

If you know of an interesting topic of interest that does not fit into any of the more traditional sections he’ll find a place for it here or create one…

Go and have a look!

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Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:05 am

Gramash

Dark Rider

Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:48 pmPosts: 143Location: somewhere......

D.R.A.I.C.H. – Writing your own D.R.A.I.C.H. article:

If you want to make a study which is worth putting in the D.R.A.I.C.H., go ahead! Il will benefit the whole D.net community and especially yourself.

0. Be aware that the first step is the most difficult.Don't get discouraged.
Doing something for the first time is difficult. The second time, it gets easier. The next times, it becomes easier and easier (but still requires work, of course). That is why the articles written by the experts seem sometimes very difficult to achieve by a beginner.
Note that you need not to be a veteran to write a valuable article: the example of Stonecutter (WE antitactica) is there to show what can be done after 1 year and 250 posts in D.net. Same for gramash, 80 posts in 2 years (Dwarf antitactica). Or Enkiel, 130 posts and 5 months registered (OK antitactica).

It is worth doing!
Not only you'll feel satisfied with your achievement, but also you'll become more proficient with your topic, and more proficient with writing articles! You don't have to be a tactical genius to write a good article for the D.R.A.I.C.H. ... ... but doing it will help you to become one.

1. Write a couple of ideas.Gather the info. First of all, before reading anything, write on a Word document what advice on your topic you would give to a friend playing his DE, for the first time. What advice would you give to the same friend going to a tournament?
This will be the most personal part in your article.

2. Get some help.Gather more info. This help is the advice already given on D.net.
Read all the threads from the D.R.A.I.C.H. linked to your topic.
Copy/paste in your Word document everything of interest. It does not matter if the same advice comes several times: you'll select the best written, later.

3. Read.Gather more info again. DE army book. Rulebook. Other book or old articles about your topic.
There will be new ideas to add.

4. Organize your article.Sort your material into logical groups. Read again everything you've collected. Give a short title to each paragraph.
Copy/paste the titles in another document.
Sort the titles in order to group together several titles into a chapter.
Sort the chapters in a logical order.
Now you've got the general plan of your article.

5. Beef up the plan.For each chapter, you cut/paste all the relevant quotes you've collected.
Then you rearrange all of them in order to synthetize them in a couple of paragraphs and write them in proper English.
Watch out for duplicates, rewrite each paragraph with your own thoughts, and if you do copy paste something litterally (like mathhammer or army lists), give credit to the original author.
Add some humourous or fluffy description if you can imagine some, it helps making a great article.

6. Check for mistakes.When your initial document is empty, it means that all the ideas have been transferred to the organized document.
Your article is nearly ready.
Read everything with the army book and the rulebook in hand, double check all the rules.
Read the whole article again. Spell check. Grammar check. Add a couple of new ideas which will come spontaneously.
Make all the changes so that it becomes something you're rightly proud of.

7. Find a title.Last touch: The title must tell about what it is, and should also intrigue the reader so that he would want to read.
Pick up the title of your choice. After all, it will be your baby.

8. Let it rest.(Thanatoz' trick for a better quality).
If you'll post too soon, you'll end up editing multiple times (been there done that).
Let it rest for a week. Then re-read it. You'll rewrite lots of stuff and find lots of errors. Let it rest for another week. Re-read it again. Letting it rest is the best way to find errors, but don't do it too long or you'll forget.

9. Post!When you've read it a last time, you can post. Create a new thread named "D.R.A.I.C.H. - Title"

Post one or two pages at a time, no more, because it draws "servor 500 errors". Later on, you'll find it easier to edit small posts rather than editing the whole text.

Post it first, next edit for presentation. It mitigates servor errors.
When you post your article, leave empty lines, underline or colour the titles, so that it becomes easy to read.

10. Receive the comments.Often, an article draws some comments. Sometimes, it is just "wow", or "thanks". Take pride of it.
Sometimes, it is more constructive, and provides more advice.
Take the useful part of the comments, thank for the contribution, and edit the relevant part of your thread.

As you roam druchii.net, later on, you may find some new interesting threads related to your D.R.A.I.C.H. topic.
You can either copy/paste some extracts inside your thread or just simply insert a link towards that interesting thread.

11. Finally: be proud of yourself!You receive no pay. But you get the reward to join the team of D.netters who have dedicated a lot of their time for the whole community to improve their skills. Your article will join the D.R.A.I.C.H. hall of fame, on D.R.A.I.C.H. page 2, and will replace several low quality threads hyperlinked on page 1, which were so far the best advice that D.net has to offer, pitiful as it is.

This will be and remain your outstanding contribution to this great site.

If you volunteer, I gladfully enlist you.
Just start your D.R.A.I.C.H. article and soon it will make its way into the D.R.A.I.C.H.
If not, send a PM to a moderator of the tactical forum.

Welcome aboard, mate! My apologies to the author of this artwork, for not being able to mention who he is.

_________________I was once a dwarf, but then a big dragon appeared. I rose my axe,ready to fight, but the rider said:come to the dark side...
we have cookies!
Well i couldn't resist that!
Now i am the mighty general of a dark elf army MUHUHAHA (still need to work on that evil laugh though)

Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:23 am

Calisson

Corsair

Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:00 pmPosts: 8584Location: Hag Graef

Now that the new RBRB (really Big Rule Book) has been released for a week, we start getting interesting first impressions.

Some of them are hyperlinked above.
Most of the old 7th threads are no more available in the D.R.A.I.C.H. above, in order to keep the D.R.A.I.C.H. as light as possible.
Archeologists may find them through the previous D.R.A.I.C.H., which is now laying in the Hall of Fame.

Good luck to Granash in maintaining the new 8th D.R.A.I.C.H. (with my help as long as I lurk around).

_________________Winds never stop blowing, Oceans are borderless. Get a ship and a crew, so the World will be ours! Today the World, tomorrow Nagg!{--|oBrotherhood of the Coast!o|--}

Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:14 pm

Calisson

Corsair

Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:00 pmPosts: 8584Location: Hag Graef

Just to let you know, I've updated the first post of this thread.

I removed the early discussions (that are no longer interesting, now that we've got experience).
I filled up in this first post the "Best Of", i.e. all good articles made specifically for D.netters's inspiration.
I mentioned the authors there, as these are peole who dedicated their time and efforts to help the community.

There is still plenty to write about.
Those who want to give a try are always welcome!

_________________Winds never stop blowing, Oceans are borderless. Get a ship and a crew, so the World will be ours! Today the World, tomorrow Nagg!{--|oBrotherhood of the Coast!o|--}

Wed Dec 15, 2010 3:35 pm

Calisson

Corsair

Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:00 pmPosts: 8584Location: Hag Graef

Hi.
Sorry for the readers, but I cannot spend my time on D.net anymore as I did. It will be a couple of weeks till I can resume.
Hopefully, Granash will keep the D.R.A.I.C.H. living with new articles.

Calisson.

_________________Winds never stop blowing, Oceans are borderless. Get a ship and a crew, so the World will be ours! Today the World, tomorrow Nagg!{--|oBrotherhood of the Coast!o|--}

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